Fenton, formerly
Adams Crossing, is a Canadian hamlet southeast of
Prince Albert, SaskatchewanPrince Albert is the third-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is situated in the centre of the province on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. The city is known as the "Gateway to the North" because it is the last major centre along the route to the resources of northern Saskatchewan...
. It is a short distance, 13km west from
Birch Hills, SaskatchewanBirch Hills is a town located in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located southeast of Prince Albert and the reserve of Muskoday First Nation. Directly to the west is the village of St. Louis, and to the east is Kinistino. It is surrounded by, but not part of, Birch Hills Rural Municipality No...
. Fenton is on the banks of the
South Saskatchewan RiverThe South Saskatchewan River is a major river in Canada that flows through the provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan....
east of
Halcro, SaskatchewanRed Deer Hill has an elementary school called Osborne. It is located on Osborne Road and is a part of the Saskatchewan Rivers School Division.Osborne opened in the late 60's. It at one time had over 200 hundred students. It is now down to about 95.-Religion:...
and southwest of the
Muskoday First NationThe Muskoday First Nation is a First Nation in Saskatchewan, Canada, composed of Cree and Saulteaux peoples. The First Nation has a registered population of 1552 people as of December 2007, of which approximately 560 members of the First Nation live on-reserve, and approximately 980 live...
. The
Fenton FerryThe Fenton Ferry is a ferry in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The ferry crosses the South Saskatchewan River, linking Highway 25 with Highway 3 via a grid road north of Fenton....
is operational seasonally and hosts mainly local traffic. Fenton has a long history dating back to
Anglo-MetisA 19th-century community of the Métis people of Canada, the Anglo-Métis, more commonly known as Countryborn, were children of fur traders; they typically had Orcadian, Scottish, or English fathers and Aboriginal mothers. Their first languages were generally those of their mothers: Cree, Saulteaux,...
settlement before the Northwest Rebellion. It is situated in the
Aspen parklandAspen parkland refers to a very large area of transitional biome between prairie and boreal forest in two sections; the Peace River Country of northwestern Alberta crossing the border into British Columbia, and a much larger area stretching from central Alberta, all across central Saskatchewan to...
biome. The Adams' still live on the family homestead, with Lynn Adams being the latest generation as of 2010.
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North: Davis Davis is a Canadian hamlet south of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Davis was once a village but has since shrunk to a handful of houses. It is just north of the Muskoday First Nation. Davis was named for Senator Thomas Osborne Davis a prominent Prince Albert merchant and Liberal Party member in the...
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East: Muskoday The Muskoday First Nation is a First Nation in Saskatchewan, Canada, composed of Cree and Saulteaux peoples. The First Nation has a registered population of 1552 people as of December 2007, of which approximately 560 members of the First Nation live on-reserve, and approximately 980 live...
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South: Hagen Hagen is a hamlet in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. Listed as a designated place by Statistics Canada, the hamlet had a population of 39 in the Canada 2006 Census....
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Further reading
- Whats in Name:The Story Behind Saskatchewan Place Names, Western Producer Prairie Books, E.T. Russell
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